Brexit: Employment

FRONTIER WORKERS – EU citizens who are cross-border workers (living south and working north) will need to apply to the UK’s Frontier Workers Permit Scheme in order to continue working in Northern Ireland after 31 December 2020 >> further information 

Frontier working from 1 January 2021
From 1 January 2021, non-British, non-Irish workers who wish to begin employment in the UK while remaining resident outside the UK will need to apply through the UK’s points-based immigration system >> further information 


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